World Minifootball Federation

International coordinating sports body

World Minifootball Federation

Abbreviation| WMF
Formation| 2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Headquarters| Giubiasco, Switzerland

Region served

| Worldwide
Members| 144 national associations

President

|  Filip Juda

Secretary general

|  Zorica Hofman

Vice presidents

|  Kevin Milliken
Achraf Ben Salha
Peter Kralik
Mohammad Aldousariy
Website| www.minifootball.com

The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is the global governing body for mainly 5 and 6-a-side versions of minifootball (also called arena soccer) in 50 (2*25) Minutes time. WMF exists to promote, supervise and direct minifootball growth, focusing on amateur players.

## Time

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25 Min + 10 Min + 25 Min / 2*5 Over time / 3v3 Penalty kicks

## History

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Minifootball leagues and other events are organized by the WMF and its continental, national or local affiliates. The best teams from local leagues will advance to national championships. With the World Cup scheduled every two years, WMF also hosts the Continental Cup (top five nations of each federation), U23 World Cup, Women's World Cup and Champions Cup (top clubs of each federation), among other events.[1] In November 2013 it was announced that WMF World Cup would be hosted in the United States.[2] United States defeated Mexico 5–3 in the 2015 Final. The second edition of the WMF World Cup was played in Tunisia in October 2017.[3][4]

## Continental federations

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Source:[5]

* African Minifootball Confederation (AMC)
* Asian Minifootball Confederation (AMC)
* European Minifootball Federation (EMF)
* Oceania Minifootball Federation (OMF)
* Panamerican Minifootball Federation (PAMF)[6]

## Competitions

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Competition  | Year  | Champions  | Next edition

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National teams (Men's)
WMF World Cup | 2025 |  Azerbaijan | 2027 USA June 11 to July 19
WMF Continental Cup | 2019 |  Czech Republic | TBD
WMF U23 World Cup | 2024 |  Slovakia | 2026
WMF U21 World Cup | 2018 |  Czech Republic | TBD
National teams (Women's)
WMF Women’s World Cup | 2024 |  United States | 2025

## See also

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* World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA)
* Federación Internacional de Fútbol Rápido (International Fast Football Federation FIFRA)
* International Socca Federation (ISF)

## References

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1. ^ "Continental Cup". World Minifootball Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
2. ^ "First World Cup of indoor soccer". Ontario Fury. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.
3. ^ "Organisation of WMF World Cup 2017 goes to Tunisia". TAP. 27 August 2016.
4. ^ "WMF World Cup 2017 Awarded To Tunisia". Indoor Soccer News. 5 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Continenal Federations". www.minifootball.com.
6. ^ https://minifootballamericas.rsportz.com/pages/home

## External links

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* Official WMF website

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International minifootball

* World Minifootball Federation

World|

* WMF World Cup
* WMF Continental Cup

Africa|

* AMC
* African Minifootball Cup

Asia|

* AMC
* Asian Mini Football Championship

Europe|

* EMF
* EMF EURO

Panamerican|

* PAMF
* Panamerican Minifootball Cup

Oceania|

* OMF
* Oceania Minifootball Cup

Arab|

* AMF
* Arab Minifootball Cup

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WMF World Cup

* World Minifootball Federation

Editions|

* United States 2015
* Tunisia 2017
* Australia 2019
* United Arab Emirates 2023
* Azerbaijan 2025

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WMF Continental Cup

* World Minifootball Federation

Editions|

* Tunisia 2019
* TBD 2026

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National minifootball teams

* World Minifootball Federation
* WMF World Cup
* WMF Continental Cup

Africa (AMC)|

* Algeria
* Chad
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Libya
* Mauritania
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Tunisia

Asia (AMFC)|

* Afghanistan
* India
* Iraq
* Japan
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates

Europe (EMF)|

* Albania
* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* England
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Ukraine

Panamerican (PAMF)|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* United States

Oceania (OMF)|

* Australia

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